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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Jharkhand Domestic Schedule: 2016-17 Season

After some judicial delays, the domestic cricket season has been announced. And as has been the case every year, some more tinkering has been done with the different tournaments. Cricket has been constantly evolving. India's domestic cricket even more so. So this year we have

a new domestic team in Chhattisgarh

Duleep Trophy is now a 3-team affair being played under lights with a pink ball. (A First-Class Challenger Trophy)

Mustaq Ali Trophy will now be an inter-zonal tournament instead of being an inter-state one (A T20 Deodhar Trophy)

All Ranji matches will be played at neutral venues.

Like the past few seasons, Slisptream Cricket will continue putting out regular posts about Jharkhand's progress in these tournaments. Last year the team had a fairly good run reaching the quarter-finals in all three formats. Lets wait and watch their progress this season.

Jharkhand's fixtures for 2016-17

Ranji Trophy - Jharkhand has been promoted into Group B, which will be sending 3 teams into the knock-outs.

October 6-9, 2016, vs Maharashtra (Delhi)

October 13-16, 2016, vs Karnataka (Chennai)

October 20-23, 2016, vs Rajasthan (Vadodara)

October 27-30, 2016 vs Vidarbha (Wayanad, Kerala)

November 5-8, 2016, vs Delhi (Thumba, Kerala)

November 13-16, 2016, vs Saurashtra (Agartala)

November 29-December 2, 2016, vs Assam (Vizianagaram)

December 7-10, 2016, vs Odisha (Chennai)

The knock-outs will be held in second half of Decemeber with the final being played in January.

Vijay Hazare Trophy - Jharkhand are placed in Group D, with all games being played in Kolkata

February 25, 2017, vs Karnataka

February 26, 2017, vs Chhattisgarh

February 27, 2017, vs Services

March 1, 2017, vs Saurashtra

March 3, 2017, vs Hyderabad

March 6, 2017, vs Jammu & Kashmir

2 teams will progress into the quarter-finals from each group. The final is slated for 18th March, 2017.